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Summer Winter
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Fig. 2: Monthly average winds over the Indian Ocean region, based on COADS data (Woodruff et al., 1998): a) Monsoonal wind fields. b) Transitional flow pattern. The length of a 10 m s-1 wind arrow is shown below each map.

[Links to detailed][Durations of Indian ocean crossings]

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